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Hilliard Davidson High School seniors on Student Council are hosting an American Red Cross blood drive Oct. 29 in the Field House, with donors receiving a $10 Amazon gift card and an OSU T-shirt.
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The Mystics and Marvels Oddities Flea returns to the Burke Building at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard on Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18, featuring fortune tellers, live music, dancers and vintage-style demonstrations for $6 admission.
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Hilliard earned the top-tier Level 3 Premier Life Sciences Ready Community designation from Ohio Life Sciences, positioning the city to attract biotech and healthcare investment through its City Lab infrastructure and workforce programs.
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The Hilliard Ohio Historical Society's annual Haunted Village transforms its 1800s-era buildings at Weaver Park into a family-friendly Halloween experience on Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, with trick-or-treating, crafts and spooky stories for $5 admission.
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Two free Halloween events land on Saturday, Oct. 24: the Old Hilliard Halloween Haunt along Main Street and at Hilliard's Station Park from 9 to 11 a.m., followed by Trick or Treat with the Pups at the Franklin County Dog Shelter from 10 a.m. to noon.
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AEP Ohio is rebranding as Ohio Power Company starting Oct. 1, the same month Hilliard residents lose their city aggregation rate and return to default supply, meaning two changes will hit the same bill.
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The Hilliard Ohio Historical Society hosts its annual Heritage Day on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Weaver Park, featuring free admission, vintage baseball, cannon firings and period-costumed tours of the 1800s-era Historical Village.
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Hilliard's Pumpkin Float and Flick returns to Roger A. Reynolds Municipal Park on Saturday, Sept. 26, with a lantern-lit trail, pumpkin pond float and a free outdoor screening of Zootopia 2.
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The 11th annual Columbus Coffee Festival takes over the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard on Oct. 3-4, with dozens of Ohio coffee roasters, tea vendors, food trucks and live music across two days.
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The Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Taste of the Town on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at The Makoy, with $40 tickets that include two drink tickets and samples from local restaurants.
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Franklin County's 2026 property revaluation raised Hilliard-area home values an average of 11%, with the documentation deadline on Sunday, Sept. 13, and storm-damaged homeowners able to apply for tax relief through Dec. 31.
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Hilliard's 1899 train depot at the Historical Village in Weaver Park opens for free tours Sunday, Sept. 13, from 1 to 5 p.m. as part of Ohio Open Doors, with a station master in character, Morse code demos and whistle-blowing for visitors.